Tribute To Nipsey Hussle He Was One Of The West’s Most Important Voices

From the time he broke in 2008, Nipsey Hussle was one of the West Coast’s brightest hopes for a post-Snoop Dogg superstar. Though he’d go on to deliver numerous classic street-level projects in the time since, Victory Lap is officially billed as Hussle’s debut. The album is rife with the neo-G-funk sound that made his name (“Last Time That I Checc’d,” “Dedication”) as well as the platforms he’s most proud of: turf-life activism and black business advocacy (“Young N***a,” “Million While You Young”). The clout of guests like Puff Daddy, Kendrick Lamar, and Cee-Lo Green is not to be understated, but Hussle’s collaborators, no matter their own fame, understand his importance.